Midweek Musings – Making Sense Of Where I Am
We want to live our lives to the glory of God, but we can get scared that we will make a mistake…
We want to live our lives to the glory of God, but we can get scared that we will make a mistake…
There are times in life when it feels like we should be making changes, we just might not know what to change or how. We’ve got to start somewhere – the place where we already are.
There is the promise of a day where all will be put right. Until that day, we will fight injustice, stand for truth, believe in righteousness…
Some sermons should be quite short. Essentially sometimes we just need to hear someone say: so do it!
This one does that, but not through gritted teeth. God has form when it comes to showing up unexpectedly when you invite strangers to stay for tea.
It’s always worth the risk!
We should welcome strangers with open arms, because in the past some have met messengers of God (angels) without knowing it…
There’s an art to living well amongst people you may differ with. Where do you draw the line? Do you need to draw a line?
It’s an age old problem for followers of Jesus and one Paul offered guidance about when he wrote to a small group of Christians in a large cosmopolitan Greek city.
His advice is still worth hearing…
The plan for a new European Super League is a good reminder how easy it is to leave Jesus-roots behind. It never happens overnight, it creeps up. But eventually you find yourself a long way from the Master
We’ve spent a good deal of time looking at how we offer hospitality to one another, but what does it look like to offer hospitality to those people we find difficult to deal with?
How can we change the story?
To badly paraphrase the psalmist, you are lower than the angels, but far above the amoebas. You’re the one that bears the glory of the creator, you’re the one known and seen and valued. You’re the one that may have been overlooked, whose contribution many only be truly recognised when you can’t offer it any longer.
People are hungry. Hungry for change, for hope and sometimes for food.
It can feel hard to know how to respond.
If we follow Jesus, we can do what he did – feed them – and in so doing inherit the promises that come to this sort of life.
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